Job Description

Childrenswear Designer
An exciting opportunity as a Childrenswear Designer has arisen for one of largest fashion retailers in the Middle East.
You will be responsible for the design process from initial colour & theme boards, briefing graphic designers, through to CADs and technical sketches for the factory, and managing sample critical path.
Your roles will include:
* Identifying and translating from a variety of sources which influence fashion to design innovative childrenswear.
* Being responsible from trend, initial colour and theme and concept board work to CADs and technical sketches for factory.
* Attend all Departmental Development meetings.
* Best & Worst sellers from the current season.
* Briefing artwork requirements to the Graphic team & manage deadlines according to critical path.
* Ensuring ranges deliver the handwriting through creative design, attention to detail and understanding of retail price.
* Liaise with the merchandise team.
* Ensuring high standards of sampling are maintained and timely to critical dates.
* Involving inspirational travel, trend/customer research, comp shopping.
You will be a highly creative individual with a good eye for colour and detail and knowledge of garment construction. You will have great presentation skills, excellent illustrative skills, and be fashion aware- translating trends to childrenswear.
We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.
Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.